What Immigrants Need to Know About the New Medicaid Eligibility Restrictions
Ben D’Avanzo
Published Oct 1, 2026
Congress has introduced Medicaid eligibility restrictions for immigrants who have experienced domestic violence and human trafficking, among others.
Published Jun 18, 2025
Congressional Republicans are working to pass a bill that would remove some of the few remaining limits on the Trump administration’s hateful vision for America.
We Can’t Forget the Disappeared Dads this Father’s Day
Isobel Mohyeddin
Published Jun 12, 2025
Instead of celebrating Fathers’ Day with their loved ones this weekend, hundreds of men trapped incommunicado inside CECOT will be marking three months since they were first locked away in a torture...
The House Reconciliation Bill’s Tax Provisions Will Increase Poverty and Penalize Immigrants
Ben D’Avanzo
Published Jun 10, 2025
Under the House-passed reconciliation bill, the tax code would be transformed into a system where immigrants subsidize trillions of dollars in tax breaks for wealthy citizens.
How the House Budget Bill Attacks Health Care and Nutrition for Immigrants, Children, and Everyone Else
Ben D’Avanzo and Matthew Lopas
Published Jun 3, 2025
U.S. law is already unfairly restrictive for federal programs. Now, Congress is angling to make our laws even more cruel and regressive.
The House Reconciliation Bill Threatens Working Families and Our Democracy
Heidi Altman and Ben D’Avanzo
Published May 19, 2025
Congressional Republicans are working to pass a bill that would remove some of the few remaining limits on the Trump administration’s hateful vision for America.
10 Ways the Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Immigration Enforcement Funds Put Us All At Risk
Heidi Altman and Jennifer Whitlock
Published Apr 2, 2025
This explainer describes how a budget reconciliation bill will unlock the Trump administration’s ability to experiment with new and heightened authoritarian tactics through immigration enforcement, threatening basic constitutional rights and...
Language Access and Civil Rights: Analyzing the Impact of the Executive Order Claiming to Make English the Official National Language
Joanna E. Cuevas Ingram and Ben D’Avanzo
Published Mar 24, 2025
On March 2, President Trump issued an executive order, “Designating English as the Official Language of the United States.” This commentary reviews preexisting law and policy regarding language access in the United States, how this...
5 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Proclamation
Raha Wala
Published Mar 17, 2025
President Trump’s proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act is an affront to democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. We intend to take swift action to mobilize in the streets, in Congress, and in the courts to quash this dangerous...
Data Shows Sanctuary Policies Make Communities Safer, Healthier and More Prosperous
Isobel Mohyeddin
Published Mar 5, 2025
The Trump administration is threatening to revoke federal funding for cities and localities that limit local officials’ role in federal immigration enforcement – a coercive tactic to get local officials to cede their power and bend to a...
Planes de registro de Trump: lo que sabemos hasta ahora
Heidi Altman and Jessie Hahn
Published Mar 4, 2025
La administración de Trump anunció que exigiría que algunos inmigrantes indocumentados se registraran ante el gobierno federal. Esto es lo que sabemos hasta ahora (a partir del 4 de marzo de 2025):...
Published Mar 4, 2025
The Trump administration announced it would require some undocumented immigrants to register with the federal government. Here’s what we know so far (as of March 4, 2025).
Five Things to Know About the Executive Order Targeting Immigrants and Federal Assistance Programs
Ben D’Avanzo
Published Feb 20, 2025
On Feb. 19, President Trump signed an executive order order that claims to take aim at undocumented immigrants’ access to social services and other government assistance. However, as NILC noted in our statement, it scapegoats immigrants while...
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